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Where does “drōb” come from?

drōb (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic drōbuz — turbid, disturbed, troubled.

Ancestry of “drōb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrōbuzturbid, disturbed, troubled

Words derived from “drōb”

  • drove
  • drover
  • drubbing
  • drub
  • drovest
  • droveway
  • drubber
  • droff
  • drof
  • drob
  • drove
Every word from Proto-Germanic drōbuz →